MCKENZIE, John William
| Service Number: | 540 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Woolwich, Hunters Hill, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street Boys High School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 540, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 540, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs. E JOHNSON, Elgin Street, Woolwich, NSW
After being wounded on three different ocoasions, though none of the wounds necessitated his leaving the trenches, Private John William McKenzie was killed in action early last month. He was bom at Woolwich 23 years ago, and was educated at Fort-st. High School. He was a member of the machine-gun section of the 2nd Battalion, which he joined while en route for the front. Some idea of his workmanship may be gained from his performance (with the machine-gun) at Cairo. Here he scored 135 points, when 100 points was first- class shooting; Prior to enlisting the deceased soldier, whose parents reside at Elgin-street, Woolwich, was in the railway service, stationed at the Manning River.
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